Jill McElmurry

After she finds a lonely little purse in the park and takes it home, a young girl finds her whole world turns plaid.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal a family's preparations for their Thanksgiving feast, with everyone pitching in to help--including Baby, who sleeps quiet as a mouse.

Little Blue Truck and his friend Toad pick up their animal friends for a Halloween costume party and attempt to guess the identities of the dressed-up passengers, in a story complemented by interactive lift-flaps.

Every night of Hanukkah Grandma tells a story at bedtime. Includes the Hanukkah legend, blessings and glossary.

Tells the story of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci portrait known as the Mona Lisa, including its 1911 theft from the Louvre in Paris, from the point of view of the subject of the painting. Includes an author's note with facts about the painting.

A small blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a little help from his friends.

A country truck feels out of place in the speedy, noisy city until he comes to the rescue during a giant traffic jam.

"Little Blue Truck is making special deliveries for Valentine's Day, bringing cards to all his friends. Along the way, Little Blue hopes for a valentine, too. Will anyone have a card for Blue?"--Back cover.

"Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are excited to meet a bright yellow school bus on the road. They see all the little animals lined up in the school bus's many windows, and Blue wishes he could be a school bus too. What a fun job--but much too big for a little pickup like Blue. Or is it? When somebody misses the bus, it's up to Blue to get his friend to school on time"--